The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-09-22
we'll ordered people. One still fire.
quently hears the old name though,

quentIy neaIS the Ola name though,
but it is wostly in answer to u disa-
greeable request. Some tell me that
tue name was first given to the place
on account of the dam in the Yuba
river, while others say it was from
habit the first settlers fell into Of using
the expression as above stated. In
giving me a history of its foundation
they repeated the familiar story about
its being built by dam site but was
subsequently moved farther up stream
" u place considered to be- a dam site
better adapted to what the town
seemed destined to be in the future.
AS the town grew in size aud import
ance, the question Of giving it a differ.
ent name was agitated principally, it
is said, by Fasteners, who disliked the
idea of pretjxing the name of the town
to the usual expression OF endearment
that headed their letters to friends
back east. Besides, the name fire.
queatly caused a misunderstanding be-
TWEEN the new corners and citizens.
But it proved to be Il more difficult
thing TO do than was at first supposed.
for the old settlers showed u strong
predilectiun for the old name on ac-
count, probably, of its anathematizing
powers.
But an instance occurred that aided
materially in Fastening the change.
The instance referred to was to the ef-
feet that Il man hailing from Missouri
met citjZrn OF the road 4 short dis
tance from the town and inquired the
name of the town in view.
''Yuba DAM" replied the citizen.
The man eyed the citizen curiously
for u moment and then broke out with,
''See here, stranger, asked you a civil
question and expected civil IN.
swer."
MY answer was civil enough" re-
piled the citizen, ''Wl'at more do you
expecl?'
''Civil!' scornfully replied the stran-
ger. lido you call that civiIity? Is
that the kind Of civility you have out
here? If it is, you Ger ,;.inly stand IN
need of few lessons in the AT of what
pertains to good manners. Sir, take
the liberty Of again asking you the
name Of that town yOnder?'
"Yuba D.m," sullenly replied the
citizen, feeling his dander rise at the
uncalled for r+buke.
''Ste here, sir" shouted the stran-
ger. ''give me that answer again and
III give the people around here reason
to think that they are having first
class earthquake. demand,'' said he
beginning t" pull off his coat, 1.-THE
name of that town.
"Yuba Dam," yelled the citiz-n, fol-
lowing suit.
Byron says something about rev.
elry being interrupted Ly the roar Of
battle, the clash Of arms, and the
81, ,rir ,e I'm l,,i,, ~
settlers tell something Of that sort
about this battle that took place be-
tween these two. Marco BoZ,,rris, it
not rage like one of these. The cloud
of dust that arose around them, gradu-
ally OOscured the setting sun, causing
people to hurry into their homes with
blancl'ed cheeks, as they listened to
what they thought was ihe roar of il
first class tornado. When the truth
CAME out a few days later, the citizens
gathered together and decided that the
name Of The town should he imme-
diately changed, to prevent any fur
ther misunderstanding Of so serious Il
nature.
This story haunted me like an un-
easy ghost, disturbing my slumbers, so
that decided to change my locality
until it wore off, and as Il pleasant con.
trast concluded to go down to Los An
geles, (city Of the ungelS). l reached
there in the night and taking room
in 4 suburban hotel, slept undisturbed
until l was awakened by the sun
streaming in at my open window, and
my senses greeted with the perfume of
thousands of different kinds of flowers
and fruits, mingled with the songs of
birds, and as l lay in half dreamy
condition, wondered if l had died
during the night. But upon second
thought concluded that such could
not be the case, for Il years life in wes.
tern Dakota would net necessarily fit Il
fellow for change Of that kind. The
smell of breakfast, however, soon
brought me to realization of my
whereabouts, and immediately pro-
ceeded to prepare myself for a sight of
some of the inhabitants of the angelic
city; but here was doomed to one Of
the worst disappointments of my life,
for on landing below stairs the first
''angeP' beheld was the veritable
''Irish washerW0man" of old belabOr.
ing 4 younger specimen with both ton
que and stick. AS soon rs l got over
my surprise I ventured to demonstrate,
when she turned on me and fired such
a TRADE of abuse at me that l fed in
terror from the house and ran afoul of
couple Of male specimens of the same
day and generation" fighting over Il
basket of half rotten oranges. Lord
help u.s." l exclaimed, II must have
taken the wrong road and got into the
other place after ALL" And l eau
tiOusly looked over my shoulder, ex-
pecting to see Mephistopeles himself.
But finally extricated myself, got my
breakfast, and walked out to see what
further the place had to offer in the
way of contrasting sights and
sounds.
One sees so much in this land of
fruits and flowers, that they live a life
time in week, and yet time passes
unheeded amid the rich scenes that
greetS them on all sides.
The next change that came DER the
spirit of my dream was the cause of
what greeted my senses on first ava.
kening in the morning. Fruits and
flowers in all their varied richness and
beauty, greeted me on every hand,
noddiug their royal heads in the morn
ing breeze, that seemed laden with a
thousand perfumes. mingled with the
songs Of birds. 1t was difficult to re-
alize that was on the same planet
had been few hours previous. Life
is sail to be a mystery. Is not man a
greater mystery? With such inspiring
scenes around him, how is it that his
coarser nature predominates and his
hand is thrust forth to the injury of
his fellow man. Almost an eternity of
progression is necessary for him to de-
velOp the soul that has lain in a sleep
akin to that of death, in order that he
may beable to appreciate even earthly
scenes like this, to say nothing Of its
spiritual parallel of the after life. In
the great economy of all things. rein
carnation would seem a necessity